Welcome
Jacob Petrich, Professor and Chair
Keith Woo, Professor and Associate Chair
Phone: (515) 294-6342
Fax: (515) 294-0105
Email: chemdept@iastate.edu
1605 Gilman Hall,
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-3111
Graduate school admission
Phone: 1-800-521-CHEM
Email: chemgrad@iastate.edu
Undergraduate Office
Phone: (515) 294-6352
Open House Dates Scheduled For Spring 2009
The Department of Chemistry has scheduled two Open House sessions for Spring 2009: Friday, February 27 and Friday, March 6. Prospective graduate students will participate in discussions with faculty and graduate students in research areas which are of the most interest to you. There will be opportunities for you to tour the chemistry facilities, participate in social events, and view campus facilities and resources outside of the Department of Chemistry. Once you have received an offer of admission, please contact us at or call Lynette in Chemistry Graduate Admissions at 1-800-521-2436.
Regents approve new Chemistry building
The Board of Regents approved the design and budget for the new Chemistry building to be built next to Gilman Hall. The new building will consist of classrooms and laboratory space. For more information, please see the following web page: http://www.las.iastate.edu/newnews/chemi...1112.shtml
Iowa State Presidential Lecture in Chemistry Series
2009 President's Lecture in Chemistry - Dudley R. Herschbach Tue, 31 Mar 2009, 8:00 PM @ Sun Room, Memorial Union - Dudley R. Herschbach is the Frank B. Baird, Jr., Professor of Science at Harvard and recipient of the Nobel Prize in chemistry. His research on the crossed molecular beam technique is one of the most important advances within the field of reaction dynamics and has allowed scientists to better understand how chemical reactions take place. Herschbach has authored more than four hundred scientific papers, is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences, and has been honored with numerous awards. He received his Ph.D. in chemical physics at Harvard. He is currently engaged in several efforts to improve K-12 science education and the public's understanding of science. The 2009 President's Lecture in Chemistry.
